Chapter 3 – The Awakening Sword!

Disclaimer: As I've said before I do not own GS/GSD and some characters in this Fic belong to Gundam Seed Dark Destiny as I've said before (I hate disclaimers)

3:30pm; Pre-Minerva-Class Heavy Battleship: Varda, Hanger

Krane pulled himself into the cockpit of the Neo-CGUE as he listened into the reports garnered from Rau causing the black masked brunette to smirk cruelly, the moment that the Strike handed over Lacus Clyne was the moment in which Krane, Rau and the Celestials could swarm over the Archangel and destroy it while capturing the Strike as a extra bonus to their forces. Krane started the activation energy and was moved onto the launch catapult while Zake was launched onto the other in his CGUE DEEP Arms which would be followed by Jake and the rest of the Celestials, no matter what Kira held so dearly aboard the Legged Ship it would come to no use in defending the ship with Krane's mercy, if Kira's friends were aboard that ship then they were expendable since day one if they were going to weaken Kira to the point in which he couldn't be trained as a warrior for the future of the Newtypes, Zake appeared on one of Krane's transmission screens.

"So, are you sure that our enemy is going to simply wait for us to come knocking on the doors of their sanctuary, what of La Flaga?" questioned Zake and Krane growled at that name.

"I want you to destroy, that man, don't bring it up again!" announced Krane and Zake nodded before cutting transmission before he relaxed to await the moment when the time to launch came.

4:00pm; Outside Pre-Minerva-Class Heavy Battleship: Varda, Battlefield

Krane launched from the Varda as a flash of light due to the upgrade to the linear launch catapult and the use of the Neo-CGUE's engines to push the mighty Gundam ahead of his forces, likewise from the Vesalius the White CGUE that housed Rau Le Creuset also launched and made a beeline for the Archangel where the Moebius Zero launched from as the Varda moved to attack speed with Tristans and Isoldes activated in attack position, Krane smirked as he noticed the Vesalius also way anchor and begin its advance towards the Legged Ship as it prepared to launch its remaining GINN Mobile Suites to attack also. Zake headed towards the Moebius Zero that was coming to attack to defend the Legged Ship and Krane smirked as the Moebius Zero was surrounded by Zake and Jake in their CGUE DEEP Arms, Krane continued on to the Archangel before activating the Neo-CGUE's 220mm 5-barrel missile pods to fire all its equipped missiles at the Legged Ship which counterattacked with CIWS, Krane growled before activating the Neo-CGUE's grenade launcher in its 57mm high-energy beam rifle which the Archangel managed to shoot down before it exploded in front of the bridge as a direct miss. Krane moved for a full burst attack with his weaponry except the Igelstellungs interrupted him as they launched fire at him, Krane growled as he dodged to the side to avoid the Anti-Armour shots that were trying to impale him, Krane flew in front of the ship however this earned him to dodge from the Gottfrieds that the Archangel had aimed at him; he flew back and was about to attack until…

"Rau Le Creuset, Dark Celestials, withdraw at once!" yelled Lacus Clyne over a transmission "are you willing to make this place a battlefield in front of a War Memorial Representative!?"

"Foolish girl…all forces, concentrate all forward fire power…" started Krane, however for the second time, Rau counteracted his Command.

"No, we're withdrawing!" announced Rau and Krane frothed at the mouth, 'Rau, you bastard!'

"Why? What can a little girl do that can make us 'bow' before her!?" questioned Zake with a scowl plain on his face.

"No, unfortunately, she's right" growled Krane who hated to admit it, he felt like blowing up the Aegis with the Clyne aboard however that would only be a step backwards "withdraw all Mobile Suites and provide escort for the Vesalius, we are to escort the Vesalius until they meet up with the Laconi Team, where we will hand over Miss Clyne!"

"Right!" nodded both Zake and Jake before heading off in opposite directions to make sure that ever Mobile Suite returned to the ship, Krane however cut all transmission and opened one to the Gamow, Asuzur appeared on the screen.

"Yes, my lord?" asked Asuzur and Krane growled while rubbing the bridge of his nose, at present he was not wearing his pilot helmet.

"The Archangel has escaped our grips and is heading in your direction, attempt to engage it before it reaches the 8th Fleet, but don't pursue it into the 8th Fleet however without waiting for support!" commanded Krane with a sigh.

"Yes, my lord!" announced Asuzur before signing off.

8:00pm; L1: Laurasia-Class Frigate: Gamow, Bridge

"Damn, those Cuzco-Classes withdrew, why!?" yelled Yzak as he glared at Asuzur who glared back, it was Yzak who withdrew first.

"They withdrew because, the enemy fleet will be able to detect large numbers, hence it will be the Gamow and its Mobile Suites that are going to attack and sink the Archangel!" announced Asuzur as he looked at the map before him.

"We however only have 10 minutes before the Archangel reaches the 8th Fleet!" announced Nicol as he pointed at the map.

"Do we just have 10 Minutes or a full 10 minutes; it is all in how you look at it" smiled Yzak as he also looked at the map "If we have a window of opportunity to strike, then we should take it"

"I agree. The success of a surprise attack isn't measured by the actual time spent" smiled Dearka as he tried to impress the Devil Commander, Asuzur however wasn't impressed, one of their forces will be damaged in this conflict and Asuzur and Nicol knew it.

"It's not that I'm disagreeing with you, very well, if that is your decision then I'll give my consent" sighed Nicol aspirated while meeting eye contact with Asuzur, they had been ordered by Krane after all to attempt a run of the Legged Ship, however they knew that something was going to happen and they were hoping that it would be the Legged Ship…except…for a gut feeling.

9:00pm; L1: Outside Laurasia-Class Frigate: Gamow, Battlefield

"Yzak, you will go after the Strike, Dearka gets the Moebius! Nicol and I will deal with the Legged Ship!" announced Asuzur as he headed off in his Custom CGUE, firing the new MMI-M611 beam assault rifle at the missiles that had sprung to intercept the approach of the newly customized CGUE, one missile came too close however the Claw Shield activated the claw beam sabers and slashed the missile in two before it even impacted the main of the unit.

"Yes sir!" announced the Le Creuset team as they split up, Asuzur smirked at the Archangel as the Mobile Suites split apart from formation allowing the Gamow's cannons to fire a beam shot that impacted the side of the ship.

"We have mastered their evasion algorithm, if we keep matching them, we'll sink the Legged Ship!" announced Nicol as he activated Mirage Colloid while Asuzur easily flew around the CIWS Shots that attempted to 'de-crown him from glory'.

"I'm cutting off Nicol, Krane despises Mu, and I will aid Dearka in killing the Newtype traitor!" announced Asuzur before heading off in the direction of the Meobius and the Buster's fight which the Buster had already used up its armoury of missiles.

"I though you hated Patrick Zala more than you were loyal" sighed Nicol before opening a returning transmission "roger!"

Asuzur fired at the Moebius Zero with his beam weaponry and shield vulcan however the red Mobile Armour seemed to be able to dodge every attack he gave, Asuzur took aim and fired a shot at the Mobile Armour which the pilot withdrew a Remote Weapon Pod and used it as a shield causing Asuzur to fume, how dare he use a pilotless Mobile Weapon to defend someone especially himself against the kill he was going to make. The next phase of the battle ended it quickly and suddenly, the Duel was damaged and Nicol seemed worried for the health of the pilot even if it was only to use the silverette therein, scowling Asuzur called a withdrawal to overlook their combat power.

10:00pm; Pre-Minerva-Class Heavy Battleship: Varda, Krane's Office

"Lucifel! What has happened!?" yelled Rau as he marched into the office but froze when his mask-less oldest son glared at Rau in annoyance rather coldly.

"What happened, Rau, is that your Le Creuset team aboard the Gamow are useless!" screeched Krane as he glared at his genetic father "Nicol and Asuzur had everything under control until the Strike Pilot went into Seed by the hands of Yzak Joule, that bastard got himself injured, this made people worry about him which led to the Archangel reaching the 8th Fleet with little difficulty!!"

"I see, the Seed, this is a major occurrence" pondered Rau with a smile "the Seed will force him to evolve into a Newtype, however, I sense with this one there will be a needing an extra push"

'And it will be me who does it!' growled Krane mentally before continuing to speak to Rau verbally "What news on GENESIS?"

"Clyne is heavily resilient to the idea, since this is X-Class Security Data; it's a good thing I'm protected by you and Patrick, other wise, who knows what would happen to me" smirked Rau as he sat down with a wine glass "Patrick is planning to become PLANT Supreme Councilman however, if Clyne wins or resists after losing, we will have to get rid of him"

"Indeed, that Pink Princess will also be a problem…" continued Krane however Rau cut in.

"She's just a child with strong beliefs, she has no military power, or does she…" pondered Rau and Krane let out a growl leading to Rau looking in his direction.

"Of course she has military power, my speeches and popularity could be partially diffused by her own if not rivalled, her ideals are going to cause us the most problems ever imaginable" growled Krane as he slammed his fist onto the desk, denting it and creating a crack in it.

"We will wait for now and see what develops, we'll leave the decisions to Patrick, what of the Celestials?" questioned Rau as he looked Krane in the eyes.

"They will continue to build Arcadia in secret, however, they will continue to serve me and continue after the Legged Ship!" announced Krane as he looked into Rau's eyes "I hope that will suffice!?"

"Yes, very well, I will return to my ship now" nodded Rau as he stood, Krane stood after Rau had left and made a beeline for the Command Room, and he had to address the problem of Kira Yamato this instant.

12:00pm; Archangel-Class Assault Ship: Archangel, Kira's quarters

Kira Yamato twisted and turned in his sleep as he was having the weirdest of dreams in years…unknown to him, Krane was prodding him mentally, trying to get a reaction from his memories and gain Kira to his side, he noticed however that Kira didn't see to know him and therefore resorted to something else:

'Come to me, Kira Yamato, come and let us remake this world together!!'

Kira shot up from where he lay covered in sweat, it wasn't that the dream had scared him it had instead been rather invigorating however the fear of waking up from the dream had scared him more than anything, he loved the nostalgic dream so much that he became so scared to leave it which led to his awakening in fear.

"What was that about?" wondered Kira however a voice in his head seemed to be screaming at him; the voice felt something familiar about that other intruding voice.

'I hope to see you again soon, Kira, maybe in the next battle…' announced a voice out of nowhere and Kira shivered, it seemed that an enemy had the power to talk to him this way, he would make sure to face him in the next battle.

Info – Well, it seems that Krane has an obsession with Kira, considering that Krane's Angel codename is Lucifel, I'm sure that you can guess that Krane's codename in the Dark Celestials' Fallen/Dark Angels is Lucifer however as Lucifer is a sinner…you could imagine obsession and incest going hand-in-hand. Krane of course never gets to see Kira and that even carries on into Dark Destiny, Krane's obsession is to defeat Kira and make him his, Krane is twisted to the point when he planned a willing Genocide of humanity however changes his mind by the end of the original Seed Cycle (I'll show the details in later chapters), he may take the idea back up in Dark Destiny Season 2 however…Review!